The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-17
In Brief.


THE MUSEUM-sHer Atonernent" afternoon and
evening.
In Brief
A large crowd witnessed an exciting race at
| the Virginia avenue Rink. last night, between
| Tom Hay a bicycle and Lew Smith on skates.
The former won in 3:08.
| The residence of FL. A. Comstock. No. Az
North New Jersey street. was burelarlzed Tues
day night and small amount OF money
secured The burglar entered Mr. Comstock's
room. and carried his trousers into the yard
where he left them, after approprating the
tents or the pockets
Last evening, at 6 o'clock man sneaked up
an alley near Emil Musllers tea store. on East
Washington street. and. and picking up fifty
pound sack of coffee sitting in front of the store,
ran with It. Rudolph Mueller. of the pro-
prietor of the store. pursued the thief several
squares, but ne escaped with the coffee
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
William FL. Greek and Kate NJ Swartz, James
A. Ferguson and Ellen Fitzmorris, Harvey c.
Smith and Ida NJ. Henry. John c. Vein Utrecht
and Lena K. Emerich, Joseph H. Harris and
Coffin.
ACCUSED OF BEING A THIEF.
Romeo L. DePuy has been made the defend
ant in $1,000 damage suit instituted by Walter
B. Harris. The complaint alleges defamation
of character. Harris saws that recently DePuv
publicly accused him of being the ''biggest thief
in Indianapolis" and by doing has made it
impossible for him to obtain employment Of any
kind.
AN AGED coLoRED woMANs DISAPPEARANCE.
Martha Davis. colored woman eighty years
of age. residing with relatives at No. CAT North
Mississippi street, left he- home at 10 o'clock
Tuesday to go to a neigh boris q square away.
and has not been seen by her friends since. Her
mind has been falling for some time, and her
folks fear that she has accidentally walked into
the canal, or met with some other sad fate.
ANARCHIST RUMP DECLARED INSANE.
Gerhardt Rump, the wa udering magician and
Anarchists who attempted suicide az the Circle
House Tuesday evening, was declared insane
yesterday By a commission composed of Drs.
Hodges and Pink and Justices Febleman and
Waipole. They think his insanity is only tsm-
porary, and that he will be himself again after q
few weeks confinement in the hospital His
relatives have not been notified of his condition.
ROBBED IN THE TRANsFER-oAE.
Eva Ballard, living West Washington
street, beyond the river, has reported to the DO
lice station that while in the transf er-car Mon
day evening the pocket to her cloak was cut out
and purse containing $3.50 was taken. About
ley was robbed in the by her hand-satchel
containing several dollars being snatched from
her.
BAD AIR IN THE MAYORS COURTROOM
The very poor ventil alton Of the city court
room, in the basement OF the courthouse
is causing Mayor Denny to consider the ad-
visibility of holding his court in the roll-call
room of the station house. The health of the
Mayor and of all those connected with his court
has been i'm paired by the bad air of the court
room, and n change of some kind will have to be
made.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME.
Philip Wade. an sged colored man, living
alone in a little hut on Lafaye cite street, was
found dead in his home Tuesday evening. It
-
death, bat the coroner investigated the
yesterday. and found that he had been sup.
piled with plenty of food. His homo was
tremely filthy and uncomfortable, and the cor
oner thinks he came to his death through ex-
poeure and inattentiou.
WANTED TO BE SENTENCED AT ONCE.
John May, alias John Muivey. the young man
who stole q package from a United States ex-
press wagon on Monday, was committed to Jail
for grand jury action by the Mayor yesterday
morning. He asked to be sentenced to the pen
itentiary at once, and said he would plead guilty
if let off with three years. He claims that his
father is well known in Chicago, and that he,
himself was for several years In the employ of
the c., B. & Q. railroad
EXPLOSION GASOLINE STOVE.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock Mrs. Mary
McMahon. living at No. 324 East Louisiana
street, was filling a burning gasoline stove.
when it exploded. Her face and arms were
On0Ay UuIAoo, oDU suo WoUiu prooaoiy nave
been burned to death had not her daughter and
some of her neighb ors to her assistance
promptly and smothsred on. the fire in her
clothing. The house took Are from the explo-
sion, and before the department. arrived
partially destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$500; fully covered by Insurance.. Mrs McMa-
hon is sixty five years of age, and it is feared
that she may not recover.
SUCCESSFUL BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT.
Between two and three hundred people at
tended the entertainment given at Plymouth
Church last night under the auspices of ''Our
Social Club" for the benefit of Mrs. George
DeBurger, the widow of the murdered street-car
driver. The club that planned the entertain
ment is composed Of twenty young Hebrew la
dies, and was organized for the special purpose
of doing charitable work among the deserving
poor of all creeds and nationaities. The pro-
gramme they prepared for the occasion was
very interesting. Prot. Paul Bahr endered an
organ solo, Mr.. Andrew Smith, Mrs. Leon
Bailey and Miss Lottie Adam, sang solos, and
Misses Adam and Hessing and Messrs. Heckler
and Lipman formed quartet that rendered
some excellent vocal music. Miss Sophia Helms
recited THE Sioux Chiefs Daughter" and Mrs.
Metcalf, warden Keep Place for Me-" The
music consisted of violin solo by
Mr. NJ. r. Spades, piano duet by Misses Bam-
berger and Detrichs and piano solo by julius
Kobe. The reports from all the persons who
sold tickets have not yet been received but it is
believed the entertainment will net $500 |
for the widow and her children. Sac will be |